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What Is a Woman Worth? The Feminization of AIDS

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on June 2, 2008 - 8:00am

HIV infections among women and girls have risen in every part of the world in recent years. The numbers point to a fundamental and startling reality - the HIV/AIDS pandemic is inextricably linked to the brutal effects of sexism and gender inequality, most pronounced in Africa.

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Feminist Majority Foundation Honors Women's Rights Leaders

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on May 28, 2008 - 8:00am

The Feminist Majority Foundation's Global Women's Rights Awardees are an awe-inspiring group of women's rights pioneers.

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The Best Gifts for Mother's Day Are Rights and Respect

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on May 9, 2008 - 8:00am

We need a world that supports and respects safe and voluntary motherhood, not just with cards, fancy dinners, and sentiment on one Sunday a year, but by respecting our rights every single day.

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Far From a Victimless Crime

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on April 9, 2008 - 9:51am

Unequivocally, prostitution, in every manifestation, is a human rights violation and violence against women and girls everywhere. And we need to say so.

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Published under: Leading Voices STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Women’s Rights Prostitution | sex workers | Eliot Spitzer | sex worker's rights

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"Broken Justice" : Race, Abortion, and Misogyny

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on March 18, 2008 - 9:31am

"Broken Justice: A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom" -- the autobiography of a brave physician fighting for his freedom, career, and principles -- recounts an important part of reproductive justice history that may change the reader as much as it changed its author.

Need Abortion, Will Travel

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on February 25, 2008 - 9:47am

Many pregnant women and girls are virtually forced to become abortion tourists. Though the term is often used in sexist and disparaging ways, what it really reveals is that women's reproductive health needs are being ignored.

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The Transformation of Emily Lyons

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on January 29, 2008 - 9:55am

The clinic bombing that maimed Emily Lyons ten years ago today transformed her from an apolitical and quiet nurse to a fierce and outspoken champion of choice and women's lives.

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Published under: Leading Voices Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights anti-choice activists | clinic violence | anti-choice violence

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Witch-Hunt Against Spain's Abortion Clinics

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on January 22, 2008 - 9:51am

On January 7, abortion providers in Spain stated to the world that they will not be victims of governmental persecution and anti-choice manipulation. They decided to go on strike, accepting only "emergency" cases.

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Published under: Leading Voices Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | International Organizations abortion clinics

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An Uncommon Life in an Uncommon War

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on December 3, 2007 - 9:32am

There are many powerful war stories in our world. "This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor" by Dr. Susan Wicklund is one of them.

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Published under: Leading Voices Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights abortion clinic | book review | abortion provider

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The Truth About Abortion and Mental Health

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on November 15, 2007 - 8:58am

The right to abortion and access to safe abortion care has been extraordinarily politicized in the US (and elsewhere) for decades now and women’s physical and psychological needs have been caught in the cross-fire. A new book places those needs front and center.

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Published under: Leading Voices Maternal Health | Access to Abortion abortion counseling | mental health

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News & Commentary

1 RH Reality Check Is On Vacation!

By Amie Newman on Jun 27, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

RH Reality Check is having some fun in the sun starting Saturday, June 28th and won't be publishing for the week. Check back on Monday, July 7th for brand new, exciting content!

Bush Takes Parting Shot at International Family Planning Organizations

By Craig Lasher on Jun 27, 2008 - 2:41pm | 0 comments

This year's Bush administration denial of $40 million to UNFPA comes as no surprise. But buried in the statement lies the threat that other international family planning groups who work in China may also have their U.S. government funding cut.

Beyond Vice and Victimhood: Recognizing the Human Rights of People in Sex Work

By Meena Seshu on Jun 27, 2008 - 4:00pm | 1 comment

Next month, the Parliament of India will vote on an amendment that could further stigmatize and violate the human rights of sex workers by criminalizing the purchase of sexual services in India.

2 States Say 'No Thank You' To Millions in Ab-Only Funds

By William Smith on Jun 27, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

A handful of states are totally free of any federal abstinence-only money and close to half of all states have turned down Title V ab-only grant money for the coming fiscal year. The ab-only industry barely defends itself anymore.

Christian Conservatives Seek to "Restore" Women

By Kathryn Joyce on Jun 27, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

A leading figure in the Christian right anti-trafficking establishment, Linda Smith embodies the tensions between feminists and religious right activists working on this issue.

Coburn, Complicit Dems Threaten Women, Girls, PEPFAR

By Scott Swenson on Jun 26, 2008 - 9:35am | 2 comments

There appears to be movement in the Senate on PEPFAR. But because negotiators started from a position of weakness, the movement is mostly backwards. Scrap it until the new Congress, and learn from the mistakes.

3 The Real Story Behind the Teen Pregnancy "Pact"

By Karyn Brownson on Jun 26, 2008 - 8:00am | 8 comments

Pact or no pact, public furor over the teen pregnancy spike in Gloucester, Massachusetts, reveals our profound discomfort with teens who decide, for whatever reason, that they want to have children.

When Body Issues Attack, Turn to Feminist Theory

By Sarah Seltzer on Jun 26, 2008 - 8:00am | 4 comments

If it's summertime, then it's time for body issues and street harassment. In short -- it's the perfect time to dust off your feminist rage!

Women Fighting Manila's Contraceptive Ban Press On

By Carolina Austria on Jun 26, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Arguing that their petition to overturn Manila's ban on modern family planning services is an issue of "transcendental importance," Manila residents ask the Court of Appeals to hear their case.

4 Rape in War: Will the United Nations Walk Its Talk?

By Marianne Mollmann on Jun 25, 2008 - 8:00am | 2 comments

On June 19, 2008, in the wake of decades of reports of vicious sexual violence in conflicts across the globe, the United Nations Security Council declared that it is time to act.

One Love Provides One Stop HIV Info for African-Americans

By Kim Tolley on Jun 25, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

California state officials and HIV advocacy groups have teamed up to establish a Web site that focuses exclusively on the impact of HIV/AIDS and other health disparities on African-Americans.

Freedom's Just Another Word for Punishing Women

By Amanda Marcotte on Jun 25, 2008 - 8:00am | 9 comments

When bigotry strikes women, the usual suspects don't object. William Saletan is only to happy to excuse pharmacists who would deny women emergency contraception.

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Eighth Circuit Rules South Dakota Abortion Law Is Likely Constitutional

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
Jun 27 2008 - 1:53pm | 0 comments
The Eighth Circuit has lifted a preliminary injunction against a South Dakota law that requires doctors to inform patients seeking abortion care that that abortion would "terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being."
Roundup: Bush Denies UNPFA Funds, Free HIV Tests Available Today

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jun 27 2008 - 11:50am | 1 comment
Bush denies UNFPA funds for seventh straight year, Today is National HIV Testing Day, Good news in the fight against breast cancer, Conservapedia says conservatives don't get STDs.
Family Research Council Attacks Obama on Life Starting at Conception

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jun 27 2008 - 11:00am | 20 comments
In a new TV ad (watch), the Family Research Council distracts attention from a discussion of responsible parenting to inject the question of when life begins into the presidential debate. Stock up on contraception now, before it is too late.

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